Nottingham Forest v Malmö, Rangers v Braga, and More – Europa League Coverage

Current Table

These early results greatly affect the Europa League table. Celtic climbed to 17th place and regained position in the secure playoff places.

Full-time: Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys

Villa managed to hold on for the three points and moved level on points with leaders Midtjylland at the summit of the competition table. The English side had difficulty of that in the final stages.

Late Goal: Monteiro Scores

Young Boys earned a hope through Monteiro but were left with four more minutes to score the leveler!

Celtic Secure Victory

A memorable and crucial win for the Glasgow side. Although they went 1-0 down, Celtic responded strongly with goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Hatate and Benjamin Nygren.

Match Updates

Aston Villa, at the same time, retained a 2-0 lead over Young Boys with roughly 300 seconds left at their home ground.

Malen's second goal there triggered intense reactions in the away end, with Young Boys supporters engaging with police. Physical altercations occurred and projectiles hurled at both the officers and at the playing surface, with Malen himself being hit on the head by a throwable object.

Team News: Nottingham Forest v Malmö

Forest: Victor, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Yates, The defensive midfielder, Dominguez, McAtee, Hudson-Odoi, The striker.

The Swedish side: Ellborg, Stryger Larsen, The center-back, Duric, Rosler, Haksabanovic, Johnsen, The midfielder, Bolin, Gudjohnsen, The striker.

Referee: Osmers (German)

Lineups: Rangers vs Braga

The Glasgow side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Fernandez, Djiga, Aarons, Barron, Diomande, Raskin, Gassama, Danilo, Chermiti.

The Arsenalistas: Hornicek, The defender, Lagerbielke, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi, Zalazar, Joao Moutinho, Gorby, Martinez, Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Official: Allard Lindhout (Holland)

Historical Context

Forest vs Malmö and past encounters. The these sides have a special connection, also facing each other in Forest's most recent continental tour in the mid-90s European competition, but it is the continental championship from 1979 that links these clubs, with the record-breaking signing the English forward scoring the winner of a pretty miserable final to claim legendary status for the red half of Nottingham.

"The legendary management duo, grey-sweatered and anonymous amid all the excitement and joy, stood for a moment on a bench quietly watching the celebrations," wrote the match reporter. Theirs has been an extraordinary accomplishment that it is unlikely to be replicated – from the lower league to European stage in a short period."

It's also interesting to consider Malmö, who became the first, and to date the last Scandinavian side to reach the final under manager Houghton.

Tonight's game is a far cry from that summit, closer perhaps to the Uefa Cup first-round tie between Forest and Malmö in 1995-96. Forest are absolutely buzzing after thrashing Liverpool at the famous ground on Saturday, while Malmö haven't played officially since 9 November following the completion of Allsvenskan. The smart money is on the Forest tonight.

Plenty of other action on offer in this match tracking. The Glasgow club have already been lost to a Portuguese opponent this season. Rangers are at the foot of the competition table at the middle of the initial phase with precisely zero points. They urgently require a victory if they are to have any opportunity for a recovery for a knockout position.

We'll keep you up to date with all the late games and provide the latest scores from the earlier matches, including Villa vs Young Boys and the Dutch-Scottish clash.